The historical novels of Alexandre Dumas were originally written in French, and their popularity made them international classics. The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo are among the Alexander Dumas, père novels that are available as free ebooks to download from Project Gutenberg. They can be downloaded in English or French, and added to any ereader or read online.
The Three Musketeers and Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas
The story of The Three Musketeers is so well-known that it even has a Disney version starting Mickey Mouse. D'Artagnan is an adventuresome young man who meets the three musketeers, Aramis, Athos, and Porthos. He finds himself as a minor player in the romance between the French queen and the Duke of Buckingham, and he is hunted by Milady de Winter.
The Three Musketeers is the source of the motto "all for one, and one for all." Dumas wrote the novel in 1844. The English edition of The Three Musketeers was added to Project Gutenberg in 1998. The French edition of Les Trois Mousquetaires was added to the Gutenberg ebook library in 2004.
The Count of Monte Cristo and Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Of all of Alexandre Dumas' books, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most complex. Edmond Dantes obsesses over his days as a prisoner, and his future success as the Count of Monte Cristo is build on his desire for revenge. The 1844 book is a classic adventure story, and has plenty of sword-fighting, danger, tragedy, and romance.
The French edition The Count of Monte Cristo was added in 2006. There are four volumes to download:
- Volume 1: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome 1
- Volume 2: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome 2
- Volume 3: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome 3
- Volume 4: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome 4
There is one file for the English edition of The Count of Monte Cristo on Project Gutenberg, and it was added to the ebook library on January 1, 1998.
The Celebrated Crimes series by Alexandre Dumas
Although they are not available in French editions, the Celebrated Crimes books are great books for Dumas fans who want to read his shorter works. Some of the subjects of Celebrated Crimes include the powerful and corrupt Borgias family, Joan of Naples, Cenci, Mary Stuart, and the Marquise De Ganges. The books can be downloaded separately or as one large collection. The Celebrated Crimes collection was added to Project Gutenberg in September, 2004.
Like all Project Gutenberg books, these Alexandre Dumas ebooks are free to read online (just click on HTML format and the book will open up) or to download as EPUB, Kindle, or .txt files. All of Dumas' major works, including The Man In The Iron Mask, are available in English on the Alexandre Dumas, pere author page on Project Gutenberg.
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